Unrecognized Mostbaron
The strangest thing about Pihringer’s Heuriger is that I have never been there before. I have even triple-checked my records, not believing that I... Read more →
Good Memories, Shattered
Oh, the House of Beers… The House of 100 Beers, when I visited it for the first time in 90-something. The Bombers’ Pin-up beer, of which I still... Read more →
Stick to the Salad
Had they existed, the regular visitors to this site would have confirmed that since a few years I quite enjoy ordering mixed salads with my... Read more →
Pork and Lavender
As I am writing this, I am still burping Wiener sausage, and it has already been hours since I had a Brettljause at the Lavendelheuriger. Indeed,... Read more →
Simple Pleasures
I have been to Ramsau am Dachstein so many times that finding an untested Brettljause in the vicinity is quite an event. Wiesmahdalm is a tiny hut... Read more →
Elusive Ribs
I don’t remember how many times in the past I had walked to Waldschenke to look at it and then think “next time” and turn away. Usually it was... Read more →
Crown-testing
The last time I ate a Brettljause at Maissau – which was almost two years ago – it cost me a half of my tooth. Now, 2,000 euros in dentist’s... Read more →
A Cellar Deli
Larger supermarkets in Austria feature a deli section, where one can ask a friendly lady (or, rarer, a friendly gentleman) to cut and serve you a... Read more →
At a Family Dinner
When I arrive in a previously unknown town, it often happens that on the very first day I spot a restaurant and then it becomes an idée fixe to pay... Read more →
Farm Shop Jause
It is becoming increasing difficult to find a winter hiking location in Austria that has snow. In this respect, I should consider myself lucky to... Read more →
The Affordance Problem
Affordance is one of the basic prerequisites of usability, stating that an object must possess qualities or properties that make it clear how it can... Read more →
Ribs and Wine
Ježek (a hedgehog in Czech, which explains the great number of these creatures on the Heuriger’s website) belongs to the breed of “advanced”... Read more →